Strategic Development, LLC

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What our clients say

 

“All three of the partners were pleased with the content and pace of the day. The business and personal issues that were examined helped us focus on creating a meaningful plan for the company.”

“We wanted an agreement on a road map for the future and a framework from which to base our management meetings – something to unite our ideas and actions for the good of the business. This we now have, and at this early stage I am pleased to say how well it is working.”

“Overall this was a brilliant investment and I would wholeheartedly recommend the concept to leaders of any company.”

Neil L

 

“Just a short note to thank you for the most amazing day. We were truly astounded by the planning that you put together for us. We cannot imagine how we could take the company forward and upward without the planning toolkit you built. It exceeded all our expectations and has provided the structure and forward thinking that we were in dire need of.”

T Hardyment

 

“Opened up new avenues and possibilities that I didn’t realize were there because I was so involved in day to day matters. Very good ideas and structure plan.”

T Franks

 

“It was great! It allowed me to stand back and see where the business is going and flagged the fundamental things we need to develop and change.”

Wendy Hooper

“Very important to have an external facilitator in order to get to action points. I can now see more clearly how the business can develop.”

Vince Tickel

 

“It was challenging and forced me to confront and debate issues with my co-director at a level I would not normally do.”

Trevor McClymont

 

“Helped me get back on track.”

Derek McClymont

 

“I’m walking out at the end of the strategic planning day with a lot more confidence about my business than when I walked in.”

Jonathan Webb

 

“Focused my mind on all the issues in my business that badly needed my attention. I now realize the importance of having a strategic plan. I wish I’d done it six months ago.”

Jeremy Garson

 

“It was very valuable to know what my co-director thought about key issues we have never properly discussed.”

Paul Maddison

 

“It put into context what we can do from a financial point of view. We needed an experienced facilitator to draw out the overall picture from us.”

Tim Vaughan

 

“Very good. It helped me stand back, see the business as a whole and how my objectives come to fruition. Getting the map and tracking how I get there.”

James Barrington-Brown

 

“It truly provided us with a unique opportunity for the management team to put all our cards on the table and discuss the real issues in a constructive manner. Most importantly there was an immediate output of clear agreed actions together with a strategic plan to review quarterly.”

Paul Huttrer

 

“The strategic planning day forced me to address the issues that had been niggling away at me and spent time putting a plan in place to move forward.”

Mark Jordan

 

“Better than I had expected. I came in brain dead but the day inspired me, stimulated my thinking and brought up issues latent in my mind. Very good, thoroughly worthwhile and again extremely helpful.”

Anon

 

“Motivation, direction, focus and understanding have been greatly increased and the business is once more headed in the right direction.”

Adrian Coles

 

“Came in feeling very depressed and now can see that my business can and will be very successful with only minor changes. A very positive experience and very beneficial.”

Anon

 

“Our profit improvement session was incredibly good. It highlighted where our business needs to focus and the relative profit we can achieve from each category of income and expense.”

Martin Lawson

 

“I can honestly recommend this to anyone who is seeking to further enhance their existing business model and bring both cost savings and increased profits to their business in the short and medium term.”

Michael Kessler

 

“The only way a company can sit down and go through all the profit contributions and alternatives is to have a facilitator like you.”

Adam Steward

 

“The Profit Improvement session I did with you was very enlightening. Definitely the way to go and wish I would have done it a long time ago.”

Anne Hoad

 

“Definitely made me aware of where I am and the decisions I need to make about my own personal financial planning.”

Dave Chipping

 

“Wealth Tracker is a very good way to focus our attention on our personal financial issues and show us the potential of what we can achieve. It highlighted the importance of getting the balance right between the growth in our personal assets and business interests.”

Bruce and Alex Hartley

 

“The Business Energizer was very valuable because it enable me to look at ways of improving what I do that ordinarily I would have skipped over.”

George Hallowes

 

“It makes you think and makes you think honestly about where you are, about your past and about your future and how you’re going to achieve it. It gives you an action plan.”

Emily Hingston

 

“It helps you understand about what you need to do to get to the point in your life that you want to get to.”

Peter Lillywhite

 

“It was great! It allowed me to stand back and see where the business is going and flagged the fundamental things we need to develop and change.”

Wendy Hooper

 

“It enabled me to organise my thoughts so I can concentrate on the sides of the business which will most improve our performance”

Shlomo Hirt

 

“Without a shadow of a doubt, a day very well spent for me and my business. It really organised my brain – brilliant.”

Martin Kaye

 

“We wouldn’t have done it ourselves and it provided an excellent focus to realise our plans”

Tony Maddison

“I thoroughly enjoyed the day and we now have realistic goals to achieve. It was very informative and confirmed how important it is to communicate goals to our own people”

Kieran Ryan

 

“Your fast recognition of the potential was impressive and more so was the amazing “Strategic Planning” programme you used throughout the day to bring every relevant and critical aspect of the project into very clear focus.”

Len Cobrin

 

“We knew that we had a business model that was very dependent on volume, what we didn’t realize, until we attended the session, was the huge impact small changes to price structures and conversion rates could have on the bottom line.

I can honestly recommend this to anyone who is seeking to further enhance their existing business model and bring both cost savings and increased profits to their business in the short and medium term.”

Anon

 

“The only way a company can sit down and go through all the profit contributions and alternatives is to have a facilitator like. Extremely valuable and it is not the sort of process that we would have been able to do by ourselves.”

Adam Steward

 

“I have been running my own successful business for many years. During this time I always knew how important being in control of my finances was. Wealth Tracker does this for me and I wouldn’t dream of missing my annual Wealth Tracker session.”

T. Lowery

 

“Seeing the mix of your finances is especially valuable. Planning for what you want and having targets is very important. I really enjoyed my Wealth Tracker session.”

Alan and Avril Saitch